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What's Kurapika's Deal? - WIP
Nov. 17th, 2015 11:30 amMotivation: Revenge. There's a group of murderers and thieves known as the Phantom Troupe aka 'Spiders' due to their distinctive tattoos. Five years before start of canon, they murdered Kurapika's entire clan for their distinctive eyes, so he made it his life's goal to stop every Spider in existence and to recover the stolen eyes to properly bury them.
The Kurta Clan's eyes are normally brown, but turn a beautiful scarlet color when they're emotionally agitated - this shade of red is considered one of the seven most beautiful colors in the world, but can cause fear and dread in a normal person that witnesses this transformation.
Special interaction notes: Because of his history with the Phantom Troupe, Kurapika is severely arachnophobic and reacts violently to the presence of spiders - almost killing a man with a spider tattoo despite knowing he wasn't a member of the Troupe, and he said even ordinary spiders cause him to behave the same way.
Abilities: Hoo boy, this is going to get complicated, folks!
In Hunter x Hunter world, Nen is basically a combo Chi/Magic form that manifest in various ways, in Kurapika's case - he's known as a Conjurer, allowing him create objects out of thin air - in his case, his chosen medium is chains, and to conceal the specific nature of his ability, he wears a bracelet and five ring piece all connected together by chains, with each digit forming a different type of chain technique.
Normally conjured items are no stronger than ordinary objects of the same type, their only advantaged is being called and returned at will. However, all Nen Techniques can be strengthen by placing limitations on themselves, the more restrictive the conditions are the stronger it is. Kurapika set a specific limitation: He can only use "Chain Jail" on members of the Phantom Troupe, and if he were to ever use that technique on someone who isn't a spider, he will instantly die.
Kurapika is unique in the world of Hunter x Hunter is that he is of two Nen-types, a Conjurer normally, but when his eyes turn Scarlet, he becomes that's known as a Specialist - a user whose ability doesn't fall under normal categories.
Heavy use of Nen, especially if his eyes turned red takes a heavy toll on him,
Gyo: a general Nen ability anyone can use: It's a concentration of aura on a specific body part to strengthen it, Kurapika generally uses it on his eyes to see Auras and objects hidden by In.
In: The use of aura to conceal objects from sight, he generally uses it to conceal his chains from sight to launch surprise attacks.
Shu: Another general Nen ability, it extends the aura to objects that the user touches, allowing them to manipulate it like an extension of their own body. In this case, this allows Kurapika to move his chains in ways that's impossible to do by just swinging it around.
Dowsing Chain: By creating a ball and chain, he can use it offensively like a meteor hammer, or more often he uses it in an investigative manner to detect if someone's lying or to look for missing people.
Holy Chain: When shaped like a cross, this chain can heal injuries, only minor ones normally, but when his eyes are red, they can heal major injuries such as broken bones.
Chain Jail: This is a chain that extends from his middle finger ring, it will wrap around enemies and forcibly shut down their innate special abilities. In order to make it virtually unbreakable, he put a limitation that if he uses it on anyone other than a Spider, he will instantly die.
Judgment Chain: An ability he can only use when his eyes are red - by inserting the hooked chain into a person's chest and wrap around their heart, he can force two conditions they must follow while the chain's inside them but if they violate it, the chain will crush the heart - killing them instantly. Kurapika had used this on himself to strengthen the power of Chain Jail
Emperor Time: An ability he activates when his eyes turn red, it essentially allows him to use all categories of Nen ability to maximum efficiency for a Conjurer - it won't increase his base abilities, but it means the effects of those techniques are greater (see Holy Chain)
The Kurta Clan's eyes are normally brown, but turn a beautiful scarlet color when they're emotionally agitated - this shade of red is considered one of the seven most beautiful colors in the world, but can cause fear and dread in a normal person that witnesses this transformation.
Special interaction notes: Because of his history with the Phantom Troupe, Kurapika is severely arachnophobic and reacts violently to the presence of spiders - almost killing a man with a spider tattoo despite knowing he wasn't a member of the Troupe, and he said even ordinary spiders cause him to behave the same way.
Abilities: Hoo boy, this is going to get complicated, folks!
In Hunter x Hunter world, Nen is basically a combo Chi/Magic form that manifest in various ways, in Kurapika's case - he's known as a Conjurer, allowing him create objects out of thin air - in his case, his chosen medium is chains, and to conceal the specific nature of his ability, he wears a bracelet and five ring piece all connected together by chains, with each digit forming a different type of chain technique.
Normally conjured items are no stronger than ordinary objects of the same type, their only advantaged is being called and returned at will. However, all Nen Techniques can be strengthen by placing limitations on themselves, the more restrictive the conditions are the stronger it is. Kurapika set a specific limitation: He can only use "Chain Jail" on members of the Phantom Troupe, and if he were to ever use that technique on someone who isn't a spider, he will instantly die.
Kurapika is unique in the world of Hunter x Hunter is that he is of two Nen-types, a Conjurer normally, but when his eyes turn Scarlet, he becomes that's known as a Specialist - a user whose ability doesn't fall under normal categories.
Heavy use of Nen, especially if his eyes turned red takes a heavy toll on him,
Gyo: a general Nen ability anyone can use: It's a concentration of aura on a specific body part to strengthen it, Kurapika generally uses it on his eyes to see Auras and objects hidden by In.
In: The use of aura to conceal objects from sight, he generally uses it to conceal his chains from sight to launch surprise attacks.
Shu: Another general Nen ability, it extends the aura to objects that the user touches, allowing them to manipulate it like an extension of their own body. In this case, this allows Kurapika to move his chains in ways that's impossible to do by just swinging it around.
Dowsing Chain: By creating a ball and chain, he can use it offensively like a meteor hammer, or more often he uses it in an investigative manner to detect if someone's lying or to look for missing people.
Holy Chain: When shaped like a cross, this chain can heal injuries, only minor ones normally, but when his eyes are red, they can heal major injuries such as broken bones.
Chain Jail: This is a chain that extends from his middle finger ring, it will wrap around enemies and forcibly shut down their innate special abilities. In order to make it virtually unbreakable, he put a limitation that if he uses it on anyone other than a Spider, he will instantly die.
Judgment Chain: An ability he can only use when his eyes are red - by inserting the hooked chain into a person's chest and wrap around their heart, he can force two conditions they must follow while the chain's inside them but if they violate it, the chain will crush the heart - killing them instantly. Kurapika had used this on himself to strengthen the power of Chain Jail
Emperor Time: An ability he activates when his eyes turn red, it essentially allows him to use all categories of Nen ability to maximum efficiency for a Conjurer - it won't increase his base abilities, but it means the effects of those techniques are greater (see Holy Chain)